English

Objectives
  • to enhance our pupils' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English through our school-based curriculum
  • to enrich our pupils' learning experiences through various types of activities      
  • to extend pupils’ cultural knowledge and broaden their experience with people of other cultures
Characteristics of our English Curriculum
  • PLP-R/W- Primary Literacy Programme-Reading/Writing is implemented for P.1- 3 pupils.  Pupils learn and practise different text types, phonics and reading skills through shared reading, guided reading and interesting writing tasks.
  • For P.4-6 pupils, guided reading lesson is scheduled weekly. During this session, pupils with similar ability work in a small group to learn and practise various reading skills with teachers. 
  • Reading across Curriculum (RaC) is integrated into the reading curriculum of Key Stage 2 pupils to strengthen their reading strategies and thinking skills.
  • Interesting and purposeful language learning tasks and activities  are adopted in the GE lessons.
English Activities

We organise various English activities throughout the year to immerse pupils in a language-rich environment.

Internal activities
  • English Fun Day
    Themed activities—such as world culture and healthy lifestyles— are designed and organised to spark pupils' interest in learning English across all levels.
  • Theme-based outing 
    To enrich students’ learning experiences, school outings related to the General English (GE) curriculum are organised for pupils. 
  • Reading Buddies
    Pupils enhance their reading skills with the help of the Reading Buddies from Tin Ka Ping Secondary School.  
  • ECA
    Pupils enjoy the fun of learning and practise English skills in extra-curricular activities.
External activities- Performance and Competitions
  • Puppetry, Public Speaking and Choral Speaking
    Creative and motivating English activities enhance pupils' speaking proficiency and build their confidence in using the language.